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Pin Hole Cave Stratigraphic Data - Distribution of Lithics, worked bone and other artefacts files
Title: Spreadsheet metadata - Pin Hole Cave Archaeological and Paleontological Remains Filename: Pin_Hole_Cave_Archaeological_and_Paleonto...on.pdf (257 kB) |
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Title: Spreadsheet metadata - lithics worked bone artefacts Filename: lithics_worked_bone_artefacts_metadata.csv (8 kB) |
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Title: Stratigraphic Distribution and Description of Middle Palaeolithic Artifacts from levels 6-12 Filename: IN-43.csv (1 kB) Description: Armstrong grouped artifacts from the lower Stratigraphic levels of the cave into two separate assemblages and 116 of these are included within the spreadsheet. In both assemblages there are roughly equal number of both flint and quartzite examples. Many of the artifacts are simply fabricated bifaces, which are variously described as choppers, bifaces, and scrapers and utilized flakes.(98 Items}. |
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Title: Stratigraphic Distribution and Description of “Early Upper Palaeolithic” Invasively Retouched Artifacts Filename: IN-44.csv (1 kB) Description: The stratigraphic distribution of 72 artifacts is described in the spreadsheet. Their typology suggested to Armstrong that they were similar to European Middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian} assemblages and further studies by John Campbell in 1977 have refered to them as the Early Upper Palaeolithic within the UK .It is now clear that the style of invasive retouch and artifact form are more similar to the LRJ (Lincombian-Ranisian-Jeromanowician} assemblages known from Eastern Europe where they are thought to be the work of Neanderthal groups and therefore of Middle Palaeolithic age. Their context within Pin Hole Cave is not well understood despite the fact that the assemblage has stratigraphic integrity they occur on top of a major hiatus in sedimentation that separates them from the lower Middle Palaeolithic (Later Middle Palaeolithic in the UK} assemblage. Despite several studies, their age within the cave is not known. Artifacts from this assemblage are entirely of flint and display sophisticated fabrication.(72 items} |
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Title: Stratigraphic Distribution and Description of the Later Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic artifacts Filename: IN-45-Distribution_LUP_Artifacts.csv (1 kB) Description: Evidence for the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic occurs within Stratigraphic levels 0-5 and includes 138 flint artifacts, 2 bone tools, and 7 engraved bones a bone pendant and 4 fossils. Many of the flint artifacts are very similar to tool forms known from Upper Palaeolithic assemblages in adjacent cave sites. In the upper levels, smaller microlithic types occur in association and which may indicate a local development or change in functionality in the closing stages of the Upper Palaeolithic.The identified vertebrate population known from the cave is extensive. A total of 29374 vertebrate bones are identified to 175 species and 20 genera making the site one of the richest and most diverse pieces of evidence within the UK. The diversity of bats birds and fish, some of which are only known from this site is extremely unusual .The details of stratigraphic occurrence for each species and genera are described in the spreadsheets below.(152 Items}. |
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